Where does “ang-” come from?

ang- (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ang- (Old Saxon): compressed, narrow, tight

Definitions

  1. compressed, narrow, tight

Ancestry of “ang-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →